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Download Measures of Position - The Empirical Rule
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MATH 3070 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Lecture notes Measures of Position Objectives: 1. Understand and use the Empirical Rule The Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7) If the distribution of the data is approximately symmetrical with a single peak we usually refer to this as a normal distribution. The distribution is centered around the mean and has noticeable changes in slope at various points related to the standard deviation. We can say this about the data: 1. 68% of the observations fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean. 2. 95% of the observations fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean. 3. 99.7% of the observations fall within 3 standard deviations of the mean. How can we know this? It depends upon the curve and the characteristics of a symmetrical curve, or density curve. The area underneath the curve is 1 and always positive. The curve bends at each multiple of the standard deviation. These bending points are called inflection points.
